Configure Dynamic Step Over

Configure Dynamic Step Over Relationships

Area Cascading areas can be created directly on the floor plan, which shows the relationships between the configured areas.

Click the Highlight Area Cascading Areas icon to show Area Cascading areas on the floor plan. As the cursor hovers over each area, they are dynamically shaded in contrasting colours to show their Area Cascading relationships.

Add Dynamic Step Over areas (floor plan):

  1. Draw the Step Over Areas.

  2. Right-click on the background area and select sb icon area cascading Area Cascading > sb icon dynamic step over Add Dynamic Step Over to open the Edit Dynamic Step Over dialog.

  3. Click on each area on the floor plan that you want to make a Dynamic Step Over area. Selected areas are shaded in pink on the floor plan and added to the dialog list.

  4. After selecting all required areas, click the OK button.

  5. To edit Dynamic Step Over, right-click a configured area and select sb icon area cascading Area Cascading > sb icon dynamic step over edit Edit Dynamic Step Over to open the Edit Dynamic Step Over dialog.

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Configure Dynamic Step Over Properties

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Standard properties are shown in bold. Advanced properties are shown in bold italics.

Initially only the basic fields are shown. To reveal all fields, click the sb icon advanced  Advanced button.
To standardise all sensor properties first, apply the Step Over Area template to all areas that will have the Dynamic Step Over function.
Add Dynamic Step Over areas (editor):

  1. Select the job name in the Areas view tree and click the Area Cascading tab, or click Tools > sb icon area cascading Area Cascading Editor.

  2. Click sb icon add Add > sb icon dynamic step over Dynamic Step Over.

  3. In the Properties section:

    • Enter a Name for the Dynamic Step Over function

    • Set Enabled to True to enable the Dynamic Step Over function. You can also set this to False to temporarily disable the function without deleting it.

    • Set Enabled at startup to True if required. You can set this to False to leave it disabled initially and enable later by using a DyNet message.

    • Enter a value for the Heartbeat timer (seconds).

      This property sets the interval between child area notification messages (current occupancy state) to the parent area. Only one child area will send the heartbeat, as child areas reset their heartbeat timer when they see a notification message from another child area.

      The heartbeat timer should be shorter than the no-motion timeout of the parent area.

  4. In the Dynamic Step Over Parent Area section:

    • Select the Area for Dynamic Step Over. Click the Change button to select a different area.

    • Set the Standby timeout (seconds). This determines how long the parent area waits after receiving the last notification message from a child area before it recalls the unoccupied preset.

    • Select the Standby preset. When a notification message is received from a child area, the parent area recalls this preset.

    • Enter the Standby fade (ms). This is the fade time when the parent area recalls its Standby preset.

    • Select the Unoccupied preset. The parent area recalls this preset if the Standby timeout expires without receiving a notification message from a child area.

    • Set Unoccupied fade (ms). This is the fade time when the parent area recalls its Unoccupied preset.

    • (Optional) Select an Enter mode preset that can trigger the Dynamic Step Over function in the parent area. It is added to the list of unoccupied presets for the parent area.

    • Select the Configured on device that has to be configured for Dynamic Step Over properties.

      This is automatically set to the most appropriate device available in the area for Dynamic Step Over, but you can click the Change button to open the Device Selection dialog. The Items column indicates the number of available Area Cascading Object slots in each device’s memory.

  5. In the Child Areas section:

    • Click sb icon add Add to open the Area Selection dialog and add one or more child areas for the Dynamic Step Over function.

    • Select the child area(s) from the list and click OK.

    • Select a child area and check/configure the following Properties:

      • Area - The name of the child area.

  • You can have more than one child area configured for each parent area.

  • Tick the sb icon checkbox tick Modify all Areas checkbox to modify properties for all the child areas at once.

You have now configured the parent and child areas for the Dynamic Step Over function.